Overview
Ketchikan Med Center New Horizons Transitional Care has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Alaska average of 3.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Ketchikan. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 7.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 64% of nursing homes in Alaska (the state average is 6.6 hours). Of that, 3.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 9, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Alaska average of 8.3. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 25% of Alaska nursing homes have been fined.
Ketchikan Med Center New Horizons Transitional Care is a nonprofit facility with 29 certified beds, caring for about 22 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1968. It is located inside a hospital.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 9, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff7.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)3.75 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.00 hrs
- Nurse aides3.62 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 29
- Average residents per day
- 22
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1968
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes